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Rare decay $\pi^{0}\to e^+ e^-$ constraints on the light CP-odd Higgs in NMSSM

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2014-11-18 v2

Abstract

We constrain the light CP-odd Higgs A10A_{1}^{0} in NMSSM via the rare decay π0e+e\pi^{0}\to e^{+}e^{-}. It is shown that the possible 3σ3\sigma discrepancy between theoretical predictions and the recent KTeV measurement of B(π0e+e){\cal B}({\pi}^{0}\to e^+ e^-) cannot be resolved when the constraints from ΥγA10\Upsilon\to\gamma A_1^0, aμa_{\mu} and π0γγ\pi^{0}\to \gamma \gamma are combined. Furthermore, the combined constraints also exclude the scenario involving mA10=214.3m_{A_1^0}=214.3 MeV, which is invoked to explain the anomaly in the Σ+pμ+μ\Sigma^{+}\to p \mu^{+}\mu^{-} decay found by the HyperCP Collaboration.

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@article{arxiv.0808.2933,
  title  = {Rare decay $\pi^{0}\to e^+ e^-$ constraints on the light CP-odd Higgs in NMSSM},
  author = {Qin Chang and Ya-Dong Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.2933},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

16 pages, 5 figures. Title changed, pi-A mixing included. Version to appear in PLB